2013 Tour de France Contenders

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)

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Alejandro Valverde comes to the 2013 Tour de France looking for a podium finish. And while doubts remain as to how well the Spaniard will fare in the Tour’s two individual time trials, the climber should enjoy the mountainous final week. Valverde’s greatest asset could be his Movistar team, which includes two-time Tour of Switzerland winner Rui Costa and Tour of the Basque Country champion Nairo Quintana. In fact, with such talented lieutenants, Valverde might need to watch his back.